Pinch a Coin

Are you one of the many person's who throw their change on the ground, in the trash, bottom of their purses, or even spend every piece of coin you own. Here is a little tip I have discovered over the years. I know how people hate pennies, 'their worthless and a pain in the rear.' Well as a wise saying goes 'a penny saved is a penny earned.' Now we can look at that quote either way, I prefer the upfront way. I save a penny, hell I have a penny more than I did when I threw it away. Trust me people pennies do add up.

Here's a quick and easy little tip for a coin jar or piggy bank. Firstly, I'm a cat person, so naturally I'm going to need cat litter and cat litter does come in a plastic container. Now when you're done, you can throw it away or you can use it for something else. I generally use it for coin collections. I cut a slit big enough for a half dollar to fit through on the top, now in all reality the slit for the coins can go anywhere you chose on the container. After I've made the slit I get appoxy or super glue ready to fix the lid to the container, since I like to get into my coin jars and spend all the coins, this way I'm forced to stay out of it. And then you can decorate the coin collector anyway you wish. I don't decorate mine, because well I don't have money to do so. If you're not a cat person and don't have random cat litter containers laying around your house you can either improvise or ask a friend who you know has a cat, I'm sure they wouldn't mind giving you a litter container.

Second little tip I have. I hate spending pennies, aside from the fact they're a pain to count and cashiers hate them, I love to collect pennies (insert hysterical laugh here). I like to get rolls of pennies or get some change in pennies because I know I won't spend them. I put them in their own coin collector. I keep my pennies separated from the silver coins, that way it gets easier to count whenever I am forced to break into them. The silver coins in fact have their own container. Instead of throwing out those annoying pieces of coins why not put them in a sealed jar for emergencies later, trust me it is really helpful. Occasionally I like to get cash back in dollars or whatever and I put it in the coin jars so that my savings do add up. It's kind of like reassurance in case I need to get into the jars, I know that I'll always have money set aside should anything happen.

Furthermore, the two separate coin jars can be differentiated by colored caps. You can a) color/paint them b) buy different types of cat litter c) put on the container what coin it is. You can get really creative with these jars, You can make them frilly or Gothic or even planty...lol

It's also a great activity for kids. Kids can get one of those small pickle jars and decorate it how they like and under proper supervision, appoxy or super glue the lid so they can learn how to save and watch their savings grow. As they get old they can move up to bigger more durable jars as they begin to get jobs themselves. It's a valuable lesson for any age to learn how to save and learn the benefits of doing so.

Lastly, the thing I also like to do is invest in old dollars and coins and then put them away for safe keeping. These are just a few tips that I've been learning over the years, mainly on how to save some change and make every penny count. Thank you for taking the time to read this I hope this has helped you in some way and feel free to pass this to your friends so hopefully they can learn how to save a few coins.